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[Bug] general.useragent.override is not working in Android Beta

See original GitHub issue

Steps to reproduce

Open about:config Create general.useragent.override key with custom string as value

Expected behavior

user-agent header could be changed

Actual behavior

user-agent header doesn`t change

Device information

Android device: 9
Fenix version: Firefox Beta 79.0.0-beta.5

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Created 3 years ago
Comments:5

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sheikh-azharuddincommented, Jul 6, 2020

And I love this hack… Search results are now better and looks like Chrome android version… Also spoofing user agent protects from fingerprinting… Attaching screen with no user agent (firefox default) and chrome user agent… Looks better now!

No user agent Screenshot_20200706-234303

Chrome user agent Screenshot_20200706-234308

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Crandelcommented, Jul 6, 2020

I forgot I enabled privacy.resistFingerprinting. Will wait for User-agent switcher add-on

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